ELECTORAL ACT (as amended at 24th January 2008) (b) on the voters roll for his or her constituency and on the voters roll for any other constituency, the constituency registrar shall remove the name of the voter from his or her voters roll unless he or she is satisfied that the voter is entitled to be registered on his or her voters roll rather than on the other voters roll. (3) A constituency registrar shall not remove the name of a voter in terms of subsection (2) unless section twenty-seven is complied with, and that section and sections twenty-nine and thirty shall apply, with any changes that may be necessary, as though the constituency registrar were taking an objection in terms of subsection (1) of section twenty-seven. 33 Removal from voters roll on disqualification, death or absence (1) Subject to subsection (5), if a constituency registrar has reason to believe that a voter whose name is registered on a voters roll has become disqualified for registration as a voter, or is dead, the constituency registrar shall remove his or her name therefrom. (2) Subject to subsection (5), if a constituency registrar is satisfied that a voter registered on a voters roll— (a) has been absent from his or her constituency for a period of twelve months or longer and is not a voter who was registered with the approval of the Registrar-General of Voters in a constituency in which he or she was not resident; or (b) has left Zimbabwe with the intention of residing permanently outside Zimbabwe; the constituency registrar shall remove such voter’s name therefrom. (3) In determining the period of absence of any person for the purposes of subsection (2), no account shall be taken of any period during which the person— (a) resides outside his or her constituency while he or she is a Vice-President, Minister, Provincial Governor or Deputy Minister; or (b) is occupied in the discharge of his or her duties outside Zimbabwe while in the service of the State; or (c) resides temporarily outside Zimbabwe by reason of— (i) his or her service with an international organisation of which Zimbabwe is or was at the time a member; or (ii) his or her employment by— A. a person resident in Zimbabwe; or B. a society, body of persons or company, the control and management of which are in Zimbabwe; or C. a body incorporated directly by an enactment in force in Zimbabwe; or (iii) his or her attendance at a university or other educational institution; or (d) resides outside Zimbabwe on account of ill-health or disability; or (e) is absent from his or her constituency for the purpose of being with his or her spouse if such spouse is a person referred to in paragraph (a), (b), (c) or (d). - 29 -